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      14. But didn't Jackie Gleason try to sue Hanna-Barbera for imitating The Honeymooners?

        Henry Corden, a friend of Jackie Gleason and the current voice of Fred Flintstone, recalls:
        Jackie's lawyers told him he could probably have "The Flintstones" pulled right off the air. But they also told him, "Do you want to be known as the guy who yanked Fred Flintstone off the air? The guy who took away a show that so many kids love, and so many of their parents love, too?" And apparently Jackie thought it over and decided against it. (Adams 38; see question 30)


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